〰 The ranking of the countries of the world is based on the index of economic misery in 2025. This ranking is based on the annual index of Haneke Misery, prepared by Steve Haneke, professor of economics at Johns Hopkins University, and includes 178 countries and world economies. Top 10 countries: 1 - Venezuela - 556.5.
2 - Sudan - 225.4.
3 - Turkey - 101.
4 - Iran - 95.9.
5 - Argentina - 88.4.
6 - Asvatini - 80.
7 - South Africa - 79.
8 - Malawi - 75.2.
9 - Madagascar - 74.
10 - Lebanon - 72.4 Other countries: Yemen - 71.
Ukraine - 55.6.
Palestine - 52.5.
Iraq - 42.
Jordan - 41.3.
Syria - 41.2 Iran was ranked fourth in 2025 and 16th in 2024.